Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 13

SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP

To relieve the effects of poverty for families and individuals with needs recognised by approved referral agencies in Southampton and the surrounding area.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1,319	£1,132	£187	£57	£532	£309	3.3	11	34
31/03/22	*	£998	£881	£117	£9	£202	£202	2.7	10	40
31/03/21		£860	£828	£32	£1	£84	£84	1.2	11	15
31/03/20		£654	£627	£27	£0	£52	£52	1	9	55
31/03/19		£559	£553	£7	£2	£25	£25	0.5	9	95
31/03/18		£466	£615	£-149	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£683	£718	£-36	£0	£167	£124	2.1	12	0
31/03/16		£734	£687	£48	£2	£203	£129	2.3	15	0
31/03/15		£768	£665	£103	£0	£155	£128	2.3	11	0
31/03/14		£387	£367	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£251	£236	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£241	£213	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£240	£220	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£468	£430	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£319	£339	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£371	£399	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£562	£539	£24	£10	£-20	£15	0.3	22	0
31/03/06		£590	£574	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£471	£519	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£436	£469	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 58%
Reserves/Spending: 3.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 8.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 24 years

www.scratchcharity.co.uk

annette@scratchcharity.co.uk

02380773132

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Dorset, Hampshire, Portsmouth City, Southampton City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

11 employees
34 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£390,414
DCMS	£55,273
The Greggs Foundation	£20,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Furnish-2-Flourish Outreach Project
£390,414	08/09/2022	This funding will support Southampton City & Region Action to Combat Hardship’s core work to deliver their furniture poverty programme supporting people suffering furniture poverty in ....more This funding will support Southampton City & Region Action to Combat Hardship’s core work to deliver their furniture poverty programme supporting people suffering furniture poverty in Southampton and the surrounding areas. The project will ensure people have the basic furniture provisions needed which will support the mental and physical wellbeing of people living in financial hardship or poverty.
The Greggs Foundation - Community Hub Programme
£20,000	19/07/2022	The Community Hubs Programme directs a share of the profits generated by Greggs Outlets directly back into the local area in which they are based. This programme aims to help build stronger, ....more The Community Hubs Programme directs a share of the profits generated by Greggs Outlets directly back into the local area in which they are based. This programme aims to help build stronger, healthier communities by supporting community organisations in the vicinity of a Greggs outlet to make a real difference in their community. These grants of up to £20,000 per year towards core and other costs, support organisations that are addressing direct needs in their local community.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£20,000	20/08/2021	Dorcas Project
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£55,273	05/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to SCRATCH
£3,633	23/07/2020	Grant to SCRATCH meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to SCRATCH
£48,570	08/05/2018 24	This Southampton charity provides furniture and food re-use services and poverty alleviation support. The grant will fund an Employment Support Officer to provide a structured employment focused ....more This Southampton charity provides furniture and food re-use services and poverty alleviation support. The grant will fund an Employment Support Officer to provide a structured employment focused volunteer programme for long term unemployed volunteers
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to SCRATCH
£48,599	17/03/2016 24	This Southampton charity provides furniture and food re-use services and poverty alleviation support. The grant will fund an Employment Support Officer to provide a structured employment focused ....more This Southampton charity provides furniture and food re-use services and poverty alleviation support. The grant will fund an Employment Support Officer to provide a structured employment focused volunteer programme for long term unemployed volunteers

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-77

ROBERT PHILIP DAVIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Facilities Management

ANN LAIRD (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

NICHOLAS WARN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Businessman

DAVE BARTLETT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: SOUTHAMPTON CITY MISSION (CIO),

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/11/1999, number: 1078344
Registered at Companies House on 23/08/1999, number: 03830305

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR22: 21 days late, AR09: 63 days late,

Main office

33 Mount Pleasant Industrial Estate
Mount Pleasant Road
SOUTHAMPTON
SO14 0SP

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF SOUTHAMPTON AND CENTRAL SOUTHERN ENGLAND

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CITY OF SOUTHAMPTON AND CENTRAL SOUTHERN ENGLAND

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